The Middle Ages is generally defined as being from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th Century AD until the beginning of the Renaissance in the mid 15th Century AD. Daily Life of people in the Middle Ages encompasses such aspects as food, clothing, health, customs, religion, crime and punishment and leisure activities. Clothing@ (57) Urban (13) Women@ (28) 1. Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: Lives of Medieval Women - This site explores aspects of Medieval Women's lives such as economics, religion , politics and the family. 2. Food in England Since 1066 -- A Vegetarian Evolution? - Part 1: The Middle Ages - An article about vegetarian diets in the Middle Ages, detailing specific foods and the ways in which they were used. Relevant quotes from various secondary sources are included with a commentary from the writer of the article. 3. Medieval Rules and Rituals: Love and Marriage - A collection of essays on the topic of Medieval relationships. 4. Rural and Urban Elites in England During the Later Middle Ages - Article on rural and urban elites, the interaction between them, and a bibliography. 5. The Marketing of Grain in England, 1250-1350 - Aspects of grain marketing in Medieval England such as pricing, famines and transportation issues. This includes discussions on how these issues impacted on the lives of all classes of people in this time period. 6. The Vikings - Snayfwickby - Contain information about aspects of daily Viking life such as eating habits, animal rearing and travel. The site is aimed at 7 to 8 year old children, and was produced by Snaith Primary School in East Yorkshire, England. 7. The Visigothic Code - Forum Ludicum - The Law Code in translation with a preface. 8. Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Daily Life In Viking Age Scandinavia Page - Contains detailed information about such aspects of Viking daily life as clothing, food, naming practices and sexual politics. Contains some analysis of primary sources to provide this information. 9. Women Left Behind (Women in World History Curriculum) - A brief study of the impact of the Crusades on women. Includes links to information on Women of note. 10. A New Theory on the Costumes of the Oseberg Queen and Her Attendant - A translation of a part of the chapter in a book based on a ship-burial of a wealthy (perhaps royal) woman from the Vestfold 11. Business in the Urban Home - This article relates to the trade in commodities from people's homes in the Middle Ages 12. Cauldrons and the Development of Cast Iron for Domestic Use - This article contains a paragraph on the use of cauldrons for medieval domestic use along with relevant illustrations. 13. Collection: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes - Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes, taken from the "British Museum Cookbook" by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 14. Cooking from Primary Sources: Some General Comments - An article which discusses aspects of medieval food such as appropriate fare for war time, and ethnic food. Links to relevant recipes are included in the text. 15. Costuming - This site was intended as a guide to costuming for the game Murder on the Road to Santiago, but contains many details of what clothing was worn for daily life in medieval times. Sections include laypersons clothing and clothing worn by members of religious orders. 16. Daily Life--Peasants - An overview of the daily lives of Medieval Peasants including aspects such as clothing, food, marriage and children. 17. Do Exempla Illustrate Daily Life? - A critical discussion on the merits and pitfalls of using medieval 'exempla' to determine facts about daily life in the middle ages. 18. Food Coloring Agents - These are listed by colour, with details of ingredients. 19. Food in Medieval Jewish Spain - An overview of foods that were eaten by Jewish people in medieval Spain. Includes links to resources and analysis of some primary and secondary sources. 20. Footwear of the Middle Ages - An examination of the history, development, and techniques up to the end of the 16th century. 21. Forme of Cury - Medieval recipes from "A Roll of Ancient English Cookery", which was compiled about 1390 CE. 22. GodeCookery.Com - A selection of recipes and cookery books and related information, mainly from the late Middle Ages. 23. Historical Recipes of Different Cultures - This site has sections on both Anglo-Saxon and general Medieval recipes. It lists the recipes themselves with some detail on customs and ritual associated with the meals. 24. Instruments of Torture, Medieval Times - Provides an overview of instruments of torture, including illustrations and descriptions of how they were used. 25. Life in a Medieval Castle - Brief account of daily life in a Medieval Castle. Touches on such aspects as religion, hygiene and water. 26. Manorial Language - Definitions of terms used on the manor. 27. Markets and Fairs in Britain and Ireland before 1216 - A comparative study on the growth of trade in Britain and Ireland before 1216. 28. Marriage During the Middle Ages - Information on traditions, laws, customs, ceremonies, weddings, feasts, clothing, jewelry, beauty treatment, gifts, dresses, showers, courtly love, and knights and chivalry. 29. Meals & Manners - The page is part of Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer page, and it contains information on what food was eaten and the manner in which it was consumed, with links expanding the text. 30. Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ages - University of Maine hosts the pages of this society interested in medicine in medieval times. Includes an extensive bibliography, related links and an events list. 31. Medieval Clothing - Medieval costume. Men's clothing, women's clothing, children's clothing, sanitary napkins, diapers, wool, linen, silk, leather, fur 32. Medieval Diet - Medieval diet recipes, low in fat and calories. 33. Medieval Life - A look at different peoples roles. 34. Medieval Life - Everyday life during medieval times. A description of the history, literature, chivalry, commerce, customs, food and life of people living in Europe, Asia and Africa during the Middle Ages. 35. Medieval Muses - Information on herbs, recipes and traditions. 36. Medieval Mustard - Medieval recipes and uses for mustard are included in this page, drawing heavily on primary sources. 37. Medieval Pottery Research Group - For those with an interest in pottery vessels made, traded, and used in Europe between the end of the Roman period and the 16th century. 38. Medieval Technology Page - A very interesting look at medieval technology; how it was created, how it worked, and how it was used. 39. Medieval Women An Interactive Exploration - An interactive website featuring aspects of medieval women's daily lives, such as life in a religious order, or life for members of different classes of society. 40. Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage - Articles, recipes, and summaries of books about Renaissance and Medieval cooking. 41. Middle Ages - Museum site with an e-tour of facets of Medieval life relating to Knights, Merchants, the Church and Peasants. 42. Middle Ages - Knights in shining armor, lavish banquets, wandering minstrels, kings, queens, bishops, monks, pilgrims, and glorious pageantry, but it was harsh, uncertain, and often dangerous. 43. Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe - This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530. 44. Richard III Society-15th Century Life: Food - An overview of medieval culinary traditions for both lower and upper classes. 45. Tales of the Middle Ages: Food and Drink - A look at what was cooked and how. 46. The 'Law Merchant' and the Fair Court of St. Ives, 1270-1324 - A detailed analysis of the "law merchant" and commercial law in the Middle Ages, focusing on the court records of a medieval English fair. 47. The Dark Ages - Online presentation giving an overview of Dark Ages themes such as daily life, economic revival and science. 48. The Employees of Durham Priory, 1494-1519 - A research project by Durham University on conditions of employment in the late Middle Ages, derived from an exceptionally rich monastic archive. 49. The Feudal Society of the Middle Ages - Brief explanation of major roles in the feudal hierarchy. 50. The Flour of Chivalry - A short history of medieval bakers' guilds, focusing on pricing, aspects of membership and issues with local authorities and the growth of urbanisation. 51. The Great Famine and the Black Death NEW! - Lectures on the famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas. 52. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Ancient Cookery - These recipes are aimed at modern re-creation, but the original recipes are given. 53. The Meadery - Marc Shapiro looks into that most ancient of fermented beverages, mead, with information on wine, beer and cider as well. Short histories of each beverage are included, as well as information on the brewing methods used. 54. The Medieval Paupers NEW! - The Medieval Paupers, a lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Nelson examines Medieval paupers by categorising them into three groups, physically incompetent, socially marginalised and economically deprived and examines factors contributing to this state, as well as outcomes of this state. 55. The Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260 - 1350 - A Research paper studying the peasant land market in Winchester, with an analysis of the transactions and how these reflected property rights of the time. 56. The Peasants: Advances in Agricultural Technology, 800-1000 NEW! - A lecture on medieval agricultural technology and its relationship with the daily lives of peasants by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 57. The Royal and Delightful Game of Piquet - The game of Piquet (or Cent, the game's English name in this period), has been played since at least the end of the 15th century. This site provides instructions on how to play the game. 58. The Sundering of Society 1350-1500 NEW! - A lectures in medieval history, by Lynn Harry Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Nelson examines the divisions in society and how the lives of individuals in the difference classes were effected. 59. Viking Age Foodstuffs - Archaeological Finds of Ninth- and Tenth-Century Viking Foodstuffs 60. Viking Men's Clothing - While this site is intended for individuals interested in reconstructing historical costume, many details of Viking mens costume are analysed. These include materials used, general types of clothing and ornamentation. 61. What the Irish Wore - An article on the Moy gown, an Irish Medieval gown that includes the discovery, description, and reconstruction. 62. Wichamstow Village - Roland Williamson presents a fictional village to illustrate the type of buildings the Anglo-Saxons created and the daily life of villagers. Hosted by Regia Anglorum.

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